Compact: Day 18...mission accomplished!

I did it! I finally won an item on ebay! I grabbed this set of 9 little animals for 7.95 FREE SHIPPING! Apparently these little buggers are hard to get! Most sets similar to this are going for 15-20 plus shipping. So after scouring craigslist, local second hand stores, and my work classifieds, ebay came through. And the best news is that since they are second hand, they don't count toward my new purchase fund. Part of the compact is about being greener and reusing things.

What I find odd is that I do buy a lot second hand... toys, kids clothes, I love a good garage sale. And I never seem to have any issues finding things... until I am looking for something specific! Plus its not garage sale season yet so that makes it a little harder.

Prior to the compact, I would have just sucked it up, ran to Walmart or Toys R Us and grabbed a set of little animals. I would have called my friend Jenny to see if she knew of any good deals (she's the queen of clearance) and I would have checked craigslist once quickly and then gone and bought them new. So now, even though it took me a week and a half to find, they will be here in just a couple days!

On another note....I shared with Jared my plan to extend the compact through April... He agreed but we still may need that Frisbee clause! Apparently there are Frisbee emergencies of which you cannot wait an extra month to buy them... really? So we'll see how long I can stall him!